Josh Rock beats Daryl Gurney 7-3
Austrian Darts Open · Semi-finals · Sun 10 May
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Josh Rock faces Daryl Gurney at Austrian Darts Open in Semi-finals and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Josh Rock who has the result at 7-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Josh Rock takes out 116 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Josh Rock leads 1-0. Leg 2: Josh Rock takes out 32 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Maximum from Josh Rock! Josh Rock cannot take out 66 and leaves 36, Daryl Gurney punishes it immediately by taking out 52 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 2-1. Leg 4: Maximum from Josh Rock! Josh Rock takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Josh Rock leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — break of throw: Daryl Gurney cannot take out 52 and leaves 25; Josh Rock punishes it immediately by taking out 56 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Josh Rock leads 4-1. Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Josh Rock! Josh Rock cannot take out 20 and leaves 10, Daryl Gurney punishes it immediately by taking out 69 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Josh Rock leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Daryl Gurney closes 66 with Josh Rock waiting on 90 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 4-3. Leg 8 — run stopped: Josh Rock takes out 32 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — break of throw: Maximum from Josh Rock! Josh Rock takes out 121 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Josh Rock leads 6-3. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Josh Rock takes out 145 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Josh Rock wins 7-3.
Josh Rock posts the higher three-dart average, 100.15 compared with 85.97. Josh Rock hits 4 maximums and Daryl Gurney hits 0. On the doubles, Josh Rock converts 47.0% and Daryl Gurney finishes at 50.0%. Josh Rock's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Josh Rock has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 4 breaks of throw. The decisive difference comes in the moments when one player reaches a finish, the other is close enough to punish a miss, and the next visit suddenly matters more than the average.
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Leg 1 — break of throw: Josh Rock takes out 116 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Josh Rock leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Josh Rock takes out 32 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Maximum from Josh Rock! Josh Rock cannot take out 66 and leaves 36, Daryl Gurney punishes it immediately by taking out 52 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Maximum from Josh Rock! Josh Rock takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Josh Rock leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — break of throw: Daryl Gurney cannot take out 52 and leaves 25; Josh Rock punishes it immediately by taking out 56 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Josh Rock leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Josh Rock! Josh Rock cannot take out 20 and leaves 10, Daryl Gurney punishes it immediately by taking out 69 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Josh Rock leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Daryl Gurney closes 66 with Josh Rock waiting on 90 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — run stopped: Josh Rock takes out 32 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — break of throw: Maximum from Josh Rock! Josh Rock takes out 121 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Josh Rock leads 6-3.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Josh Rock takes out 145 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Josh Rock wins 7-3.